Posted March 31, 2019 in Monthly News

The Language of Words

I’m an old-fashioned guy, and I believe in words—verbal communication. I had read Herman Melville’s Moby Dick twice by the time I was out of high school. I’m also the only guy I know not some-kind of minister who has read the Bible twice. I read it once out of curiosity while I was still […]

Posted January 31, 2019 in Monthly News

Communication Preferences

Everyone—you, me, and everyone we know–has a communication preference. The three basic categories are visual (things seen), auditory (things heard), and kinesthetic (things felt). Most everyone does all three, of course, and the three main forms typically overlap. If you see a word in print, for example, you might also “hear” the word in your […]

Posted March 8, 2015 in Monthly News

Communication Preferences

Although we rarely stop to think about the process of communication, it may be the single most important influencer of behavior. Humans aren’t the only species that communicates of course, nor are we the only species that uses language. For most of human history, we have assumed that we are the only ones who have […]

Posted June 14, 2014 in Monthly News

Joel: July 2014

Adventures in Learning

I have always been interested in learning new things. As I reflect on my life, the desire for knowing more has been a constant theme. When I was young, I used a flashlight to read books under the covers. I was one of those kids who would take things apart to see […]